North Andover High School - Knight Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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THE GOBBLER-1947 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL CARMEN PETTERUTO Football 2, 3, 4 Basketball 4 Carmen has an infectious grin, and when he laughs everybody laughs with him. He takes sports very seriously. Carmen plays an enthusiastic, hard game of football, and he helped form a well-knit team. Loads of luck, Car¬ men! JOYCE M. ROBINSON Basketball 1,2, 3, 4 Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Student Councils Cheer Leader 3, 4 International Relations Club 4 Girl Reserves 1, 2 McIntosh Speaking Contest 4 Gobbler 4 Journal 1, 2, 4 English Club 4 (Sec.) Majorette 1 Class Historian Joyce is an all-around sport and a swell kid. She’ll make an attractive nurse. VIRGINIA B. ROBINSON Ginny is a quiet girl around school, but get her outside and she’s loads of fun. Her pleasing smile and manner is bound to help her in her business or hairdressing career. She loves type and shorthand. RICHARD J. SHELLNUT Boosters’ Club 4 Hunting and fishing are Rich’s fa¬ vorite pastimes and we might add, he makes a very good looking sports¬ man. Although a little on the quiet side, Rich is considered a real pal among his classmates. JANET D. SMITH Girls’ Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Student Council 2 Journal 2, 4 Gobbler 4 Volley Ball 3 (Mgr.) Cheer Leader 4 Prom Committee 4 Glee Club 1, 2, 4 Girl Reserves 1, 2 International Relations 4 Jan is Johnson’s pride and joy. Words cannot express what she has meant to us. Her assets are beauty, charm, and grace. BARBARA E. STEWART Gobbler 4 Girl Reserves 1,2 Journal 2, 4 Basketball (Manager) 3, 4 Boosters’ Club 4 (Secretary) Nicely dressed and full of zip, that’s Barb. We really don’t know what she would do without “Crystal.” She’s a good sport. GEORGE H. STEWART, Jr. Football 2, 3, 4 Class Secretary-Treasurer 2, 3, 4 Prom Committee 3, 4 Chefs’ Club 4 Gobbler 4 Student Council 4 George is a handsome fellow with a magnetic personality. His lively chat¬ ter will cheer any dull moments. ALICE A. TARDIFF Glee Club 2, 4 Journal 1 Sub-Deb Club 4 A girl who danced her way into our lives and will always be remembered by the senior class. Her plans are to be a secretary, and she is sure to make one of the finest. Her greatest enjoy¬ ment is dancing. HAROLD R. VINCENT Vice-President 1, 2 Baseball 2, 3, 4 Basketball 4 Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Athletic Club 4 Class Orator Class Prophet Hal likes ali sports, but in football he comes into his own. Last fall he was our fighting quarterback, calling plays, rifling passes and charging the line. He is also a good student and plans to go on to college.

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THE GOBBLER-1947 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL JOAN I. LITTLEFIELD Dramatic Club 4 Band Majorette 1, 2 Blond haired, blue eyed, with plenty of personality, and well-liked by all of us even though she has been ignoring us of late. Attraction elsewhere, Joan- nie? Best of luck always! S. ARTHUR LOVE JOY Band 1, 2 Chefs’ Club 4 Gobbler 4 Red has a continuous grin and flam¬ ing hair. His jokes have sometimes produced a hearty laugh, much to the teacher’s discomfort. Red reads a great many books, his taste running to historical novels. He plans to at¬ tend Fenway School of Optics in Bos¬ ton. ROBERT W. MITCHELL Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 (Capt.) Football 1, 2, 3, 4 (Capt.) Chefs’ Club 4 When you’re right, the world is with you; when you’re wrong it takes a pal and only a close pal to stick by you. FRANCES NARUSHOF Sub-Deb Club 4 Glee Club 4 School Band 2, 3 Frannie’s sweet and natural self has been an asset to Johnson. Good luck in your nursing career. We envy your patients! 13 CARL E. NELSON, Jr. Carl, a rather tall, good-looking fel¬ low, is a real friend. Every inch of him is chuck full of good nature, and he sure does use it to an advantage. He has a few girls, and he knows how to win the ones he wants. D. ROBERT NICETTA Football 2, 3, 4 Journal 2 Gobbler 4 Boosters’ Club 4 English Club 4 Nick has always been a favorite with his classmates and has bright¬ ened many a S.S.S. class. We’re all looking forward to the day when we can be treated by Dr. Nicetta. IRENE F. NOCERA Basketball 1, 2 Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Gobbler 4 Etiquette Club 4 Girl Reserves 1 Class Prophetess When you are looking for a lot of laughs, just call on Rene. Good luck in California, Rene. We sure will miss you. You’ve been a swell pal. DAVID L. O ' MELIA Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Play 2 Boosters’ Club 4 Dave is a wow with the girls and has a smile that would melt anyone’s heart. But don’t let him fool you. He is a swell athlete and pal. JOHN B. PERLEY One of our Boxford neighbors whose opinion of farming is—“Farmin’ is for the farmers, and I’m not one of ’em!” Barrie’s interests lie in radio. He plans to take a home course and be¬ come a radio technician. A swell guy you really ought to know.

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THE GOBBLER-1947 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL MARY S. WENTWORTH Sub-Deb Club 4 We remember Mary for her friend¬ liness and honest-to-goodness sincer¬ ity. She plans to follow the business line and is surely going to brighten up some boss’ office. She’d rather go swimming than do anything else, and who can blame her? A fin er classmate could never be found. HERBERT T. WILD. Jr. Class President 1, 2, 3, 4 Student Council Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Chefs’ Club 4 Gobbler 4 Prom Committee 3, 4 Herbie’s great leadership and wil¬ lingness to oblige will carry him to his heights. MARGARET W. TULLIS Glee Club 2, 4 Student Council 3 Journal 4 Gobbler 4 Sub-Deb Club 4 Although Midge is very quiet, she has proven herself a real friend. She has a yen for playing the piano and likes S. B. T. We are all sure she’ll make a good secretary. ROSALIE CAMASSO Glee Club 2 Girl Reserves 1 Art Club Gobbler 4 Rosie with her secretarial ability and her nice personality will really go far. She will never be forgotten by the Class of ’47. D. WARREN FINN Journal 4 Gobbler 4 Art Club (Vice-President 4) “Finny” is a second Walt Disney. With his friendly personality and his art ability we are sure to see his works in the weekly funnies. He likes Eng¬ lish and loves to listen to the radio. JAMES McCOMISH Jimmie is very studious. He is one of the veterans whom Johnson was proud to welcome back. He is fond of hunting and fishing and is an all-round good fellow. With his good spirit and ability to work he will go far in what¬ ever he attempts. BARBARA E. M. GALLANT Journal 4 Sub-Deb Club 4 (Secretary) Girl Reserves 1 Glee Club 4 A pretty girl with a friendly person¬ ality, that’s our Barb. She’s a real pal to everyone and she’s a pleasure to have around. She loves dancing and swimming. We are sure she’ll be a success in whatever she undertakes. ROBERT A. JORDAN Journal 1, 2, 3, 4 Bob was always there to provide music for our dances and to run the movie projector in school. He finds enjoyment in watching the other kids dance. His future plans are to go into the radio business with his father. Maybe we’ll enjoy his music in the future. Happy radio listening! C. REID NORRIS Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Baseball 1, 2, 3 Reid is a sailor, home from the seas. He is a boy with many friends, a good athlete and student. Also, he is the apple of Janet’s eye, and who could blame her? ROBERT WILSON Tall, dark and handsome describes Bob. A quiet but friendly fellow. His fine personality and excellent manners will be an asset to him in the future. He will surely succeed in any career he chooses for himself. MARY C. CURLEY Sub-Deb Club 4 (Treasurer) » A small blonde who loves to swim (and especially to float.) She’s loads of fun and always ready for a good time. We are all sure that she’ll be a real success in her office work. EDWARD A. PEVINE Band 1, 2 Need a friend to go to the movies or take in a dance? Call up Eddie be¬ cause he’s always ready for fun. Ed¬ die’s the life of the party, and he’s also a very smooth dancer. Most of Eddie’s stay at Johnson has been spent in making new friends. HILDE GRUNDEL We, the Class of 1947, unique in many ways, add one more claim to distinction by presenting our friend Hilde, child of Vienna, to the world as our adopted classmate and the first Class Baby of ’47. Her picture, trav¬ eling over 4,000 miles, won our hearts, and we claim her as our brightest treasure. 15